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December 2022

On 15 December, a vote of no-confidence brought down Slovakia’s minority government over its failure to address rising inflation and to deliver anti-corruption reforms. The motion passed by only three votes and was called by the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, formerly a governing coalition member.  Eduard Heger has been appointed the head of a limited interim government, as parties in the current parliament seek to form a new coalition. President Zuzana Čaputová has in parallel urged party leaders to pass legislation allowing snap elections to be held. Recent polls show a fragmented party system, and the party of former Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has indicated that he would end military aid for Ukraine, in a strong position.

October 2022

Two men were killed outside of a LGBTQIA+ bar in Bratislava by the son of a former far-right politician, in an attack that prosecutors have since labelled an act of terrorism. The killings have spurred a wider debate on LGBTQIA+ rights and hate speech in Slovakia, and come as the Interior Ministry released a report last month warning that extremism has been on the rise over the past two years. Simultaneously this month, members of the Slovakian parliament failed to pass legislation which would facilitate registered partnerships for LGBTQIA+ couples. If passed, the ‘cohabitation bill’ would have been the first step towards providing basic rights for the LGBTQIA+ community, according to President Čaputová.

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GSoD Indices Data 2012-2021

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Basic Information

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Population Tooltip
5 447 250
System of government
Parliamentary system
Head of government
Prime Minister Eduard Heger (since 2021)
Head of government party
Ordinary People (OL'aNO)
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
List Proportional Representation
Women in lower or single chamber
21.3%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2020
Effective number of political parties Tooltip
7.8
Head of state
President Zuzana Čaputová
Selection process for head of state
Direct election (two-round majority)
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
28/01/2019
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
90.26%
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Human Rights Treaties

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Signatory Signatory
No Action No action
United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
State Party
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
State Party
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
State Party
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
State Party
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
State Party
Convention on the Rights of the Child
State Party
International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
No Action
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 
State Party
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
State Party
International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
State Party
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
State Party
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
State Party
Equal Remuneration Convention
State Party
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
State Party
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
State Party
Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
State Party
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
State Party
Regional Treaties
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Signatory
Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
State Party
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Attributes Over Time

Representative government neutral Representative Government
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Representative government neutral Impartial administration
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Representative government neutral Participatory engagement
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GSoD Indices

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